Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 239

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1897.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements (if any) on fall of the hammer.

Maps will be ready about the 1st February.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Licenses, Canterbury, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 19th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction, for lease, on Thursday, the 25th February, 1897.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Pastoral Licenses (under “The Land Act, 1892”).

To be sold at the local Lands and Survey Office, Timaru, at 12 o’clock noon.

88 | Rhoborough Downs | Mackenzie | 64,600 | 200 | 21 yrs.

Situated between Lake Pukaki and the summit of the Ben Ohau Range, the elevation ranging from about 1,600ft. to 6,300ft. above sea-level.

87 | Ben Ohau | Mackenzie | 54,400 | 200 | 21 yrs.

This run is situated in the forks of the Ohau and Pukaki Rivers, and extends north-westward to the foot of Lake Ohau, and takes in the southern end of the Ben Ohau Range. The south-eastern portion of the run comprises open, level tussock and stony country, at an elevation of from about 1,300ft. to 1,700ft. above sea-level; the western portion of the run is mountainous in character, the Ben Ohau Range rising to an altitude of 5,582ft.

92 | Part of Benmore | Waitaki | 28,000 | 30 | 21 yrs.

Situated between Lake Ohau and the summit of the Barrier Range, the elevation ranging from about 1,700ft. to 7,650ft. above sea-level; about 10,000 acres are fairly-grassed country. This run is weighted with a valuation of £330 on account of homestead buildings, wool-shed, yards, boundary and subdivision fencing, &c., which sum must be paid by the purchaser of the license on the fall of the hammer.

95A | Cotter’s | Vincent | 28,800 | 5 | 21 yrs.

Situated in the upper portion of the Hawea Valley, including the flats on both sides of the Upper Hunter River, fit for grazing cattle.

99A | Greenbush and Island Flat | Vincent | 25,500 | 5 | 21 yrs.

Situated in the Hawea Valley, including river-flats on the east side of the Hunter River, capable of grazing cattle.

To be sold at the Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 12 o’clock noon.

139 | Loburn | Ashley | 1,100 | 30 | 3 yrs.

This run is situated between the east and west branches of the Grey River, about a mile and a half south-west of Mount Grey, and comprises hilly land, partly open tussock country, and partly covered with scrub. The elevation ranges from about 1,300ft. to 1,800ft. above sea-level.

136 | Broomfield | Ashley | 4,326 | 120 | 3 yrs.

This run is situated on the Mount Grey Range, about nine miles from the Amberley Railway-station; it includes the sources of the Kowai River, and comprises mountainous and hilly open country, with areas of bush and scrub. The greatest elevation varies from about 1,000ft. to 3,000ft. above sea-level.

CONDITIONS.

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1897.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license-fee and valuation for improvements (if any), on fall of the hammer.

Full particulars, plans, forms of declaration, &c., may be obtained on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch. Maps will be ready about the 1st February.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Canterbury, for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on and after Thursday, the 25th February, 1897, at the annual rentals noted below. In case of more than one application for a run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WAIMATE COUNTY.

FIRST-CLASS PASTORAL COUNTRY.

36117 | Hakateramea | X., XI., XIV., XV. | 992 0 0 | 1 0 | 49 12 0

36205 | " | XII., XV., XVI. | 2,840 0 0 | 0 9 | 106 10 0

36388 | { Nimrod .. | XIV., XV. } | 4,536 0 0 | 0 10 | 189 0 0
| { Waihao .. | II. } | | | |

SECOND-CLASS PASTORAL COUNTRY.

36389 | Nimrod | XIII., XIV. | 8,796 0 0 | 0 7 | 256 11 0

36390 | { Hak’teramea | IV. } | | | |
| { Waihao .. | I., II. } | | | |

36220 | Nimrod | III. | 1,887 1 0 | 0 7 | 55 1 0

36503 | " | II., III., IV., VI., VII. | 3,815 3 8 | 0 7 | 111 6 0

Sections 36117, 36205, 36388, 36389, and 36390, in the Hakateramea, Nimrod, and Waihao Survey Districts, are situated on the slopes of the Station Peak Range, which extends from the junction of the Hakateramea and Waitaki Rivers to the north branch of the Waihao River. They comprise high, open hill-country; the ridges are generally broad and flat, and intersected by deep gullies, the slopes of which are easy and undulating in parts, and in others steep and broken. The soil varies in quality from fair to good, and the vegetation comprises native and English grasses. The country is fairly well watered by springs and streams, and its general elevation varies from about 1,000ft. to about 3,500ft. above sea-level. The two first-named sections are situated near the southern end of the range; Section 36117 has frontage on the Hakateramea Valley Road, and Section 36205 is accessible by a branch from the same road. Sections 36388, 36389, and 36390 are situated at the northern end of the range; the first-mentioned section has access by the Pentland Hills Road to Waimate, a distance of about twenty-six miles, the others connect with the Hakateramea Valley Road to the westward.

The sections are weighted with valuations for improvements as follows, these amounts being payable in full at the time of application:—

Section 36117, £299 10s. for hut, boundary and subdivision fencing, cultivation, &c. Section 36205, £309 10s., for boundary and subdivision fencing, sheep-yards, &c. Section 36388, £1,384 4s. 9d., for good dwelling-house, woolshed, stable and other outbuildings, sheep-yards and dip, boundary and subdivision fencing, cultivation, &c. Sections 36389 and 36390, £407 5s., for boundary and subdivision fencing and sheep-yards.

Sections 36220 and 36503 are situated on the eastern slopes of the Mount Nimrod Range, at the back of and adjacent to the Cannington and Pareora Estates, and comprise hilly and mountain open country, ranging from about 1,500ft. to 5,000ft. above sea-level, with bush in some of the gullies. The lower slopes include land of fair average quality, carrying good tussock, native, and some English grasses. The high portions of the range are rocky, and subject to heavy falls of snow in the winter season. The run is watered by branches of the White Rock River, and is well adapted for pastoral purposes; is connected with the Cave Railway-station by formed road, and is distant therefrom about eleven miles. This run is weighted with a sum of £552 for dwelling-house, boundary and subdivision fencing, planting, &c.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE

1. The term of lease is twenty-one years, with the option of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rent to be fixed by valuation, and improvements being secured to lessee as provided by “The Land Act, 1892,” section 182. Each lessee is required to make the declaration as per form printed below.